A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, chugissaki and shallow torii-zori with kakinagashi bohi on each side, mokume-itame hada, midare hamon of nioi, midare komi boshi and suriage nagako with two mekugi-ana, unsigned, probably Bizen Osafune school, late 16th century, 69.7cm. long; in black lacquer saya with impressed fern pattern, silver chrysanthemum kojiri, horn soritsuno and decorative silver o-shitodome, with chrysanthemum menuki and fuchi-kashira and bronze tsuba of stylised kiku form